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Denison Women Finish Fourth at the 2025 NCAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Greencastle, Ind.- The Denison women's track and field team finished in fourth place at the 2025 North Coast Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships after earning 77.5 points across the weekend. The 2025 hosts, DePauw University, took home first place, completing the Triple Crown after securing the Cross-Country, Indoor, and Outdoor championships. The Tigers tallied 235 points, followed by Wittenberg University with 171, and Ohio Wesleyan was third with 125 points.

Day One (May 2)
Denison scored a third of their total points on day one with four top-ten finishes in four events, and of those four top-ten finishes, three individuals earned points for Denison's team total of 25.

Field Events
In pole vault, senior Catelyn Gagnier finished sixth after clearing a height of 3.05m. Over in shot put, Sydney Flores threw a distance of 13.12m for second place, while teammate Mariel Drost earned the NCAC title in hammer throw after throwing a distance of 44.84m

Day Two (May 3)
On day two of the NCAC Outdoor Track and Field Championships, the Big Red tripled their point total thanks to 12 top-ten finishes, six of which were All-Conference finishes.

Running and Hurdles 
Senior Anaya Jolivette tallied two All-NCAC finishes. The first came in the 100m dash with a time of 12.11 for second place; in the 200m dash, she crossed the finish line of 25.12 for third. In the 400m dash, sophomore Piper Lee earned All-conference honors after finishing with a time of 1:00.05 for third. Libby Hornick, Lee, Lillian Wallace-Larkin, and Emily Brennan ran the 4x400m relay in 4:01.80 for third place and All-conference honors. Pacing the distance runners with a top-ten finish was Fiona Martinelli, who earned an eighth-place finish in the 1500m run with a time of 4:51.14.

Mira Renaldi took seventh in the 100m hurdles after finishing in 15.37 seconds. In the 400m hurdles, Emily Brennan earned the Big Red's sixth individual All-NCAC honor after finishing second. Joining Brennan in the top ten in the 400m hurdles was Ava Sinex, who placed seventh with a time of 1:08.33.

Field and Jumps
Earning her second All-Conference finish for the weekend was junior Sydney Flores, who threw a distance of 38.46m for second place in discus. Over at high jump, Emery Kurth finished in eighth place after clearing a height of 1.43m. Kurth would later earn a fourth-place finish in triple jump after jumping a distance of 10.56m. Jolivette rounded out the top-ten finishes after taking tenth in long jump with a distance of 4.83m.

Full List of All-NCAC Performances

Name

Event

Mark| Time

Place

Libby Hornick, Piper Lee, Lillian Wallace-Larkin, Emily Brennan

4x400 Relay

4:01.80

3rd

Emily Brennan

400m Hurdles

1:03.00

2nd

Mariel Drost

Hammer Throw

44.84m

1st

Sydney Flores

Discus

38.46m

2nd

Shot Put

13.12m

2nd

Anaya Jolivette

100m Dash

12.11

2nd

200m Dash

25.12

3rd

Piper Lee

400m Dash

1:00.05

3rd

Up Next 
Members of the Denison Big Red will travel to Berea, Ohio, from May 8 to May 9 for the Baldwin Wallace Harrison Dillard Twilight

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Players Mentioned

Emily Brennan

Emily Brennan

Hurdles
Junior
Mariel Drost

Mariel Drost

Throws
Sophomore
Sydney Flores

Sydney Flores

Throws
Junior
Libby Hornick

Libby Hornick

Sprints
Sophomore
Anaya Jolivette

Anaya Jolivette

Sprints
Senior
Piper Lee

Piper Lee

Sprints
Sophomore
Fiona Martinelli

Fiona Martinelli

Distance
Sophomore
Ava Sinex

Ava Sinex

Hurdles
Sophomore
Lillian Wallace-Larkin

Lillian Wallace-Larkin

Sprints
Senior
Emery Kurth

Emery Kurth

Jumps
First-Year
Mira Renaldi

Mira Renaldi

Hurdles
First-Year
Catelyn Gagnier

Catelyn Gagnier

Jumps
Senior

Players Mentioned

Emily Brennan

Emily Brennan

Junior
Hurdles
Mariel Drost

Mariel Drost

Sophomore
Throws
Sydney Flores

Sydney Flores

Junior
Throws
Libby Hornick

Libby Hornick

Sophomore
Sprints
Anaya Jolivette

Anaya Jolivette

Senior
Sprints
Piper Lee

Piper Lee

Sophomore
Sprints
Fiona Martinelli

Fiona Martinelli

Sophomore
Distance
Ava Sinex

Ava Sinex

Sophomore
Hurdles
Lillian Wallace-Larkin

Lillian Wallace-Larkin

Senior
Sprints
Emery Kurth

Emery Kurth

First-Year
Jumps
Mira Renaldi

Mira Renaldi

First-Year
Hurdles
Catelyn Gagnier

Catelyn Gagnier

Senior
Jumps
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